Quicks: DRAM prices, Comdex, Duron 1200, Opals, 15 nanometers

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well, it looks like the dram pricing rise was short-lived and unexplained after no one bit at the higher prices. dram prices have dropped back down. anandtech has a massive comdex roundup of just about every motherboard manufacturer under the sun. if you want to know what to expect in your motherboards in 2002, check that article. tom's hardware compares a 1.2ghz duron to a variety of other chips, including the 1.2ghz celeron. sometimes it comes out way on top of the celeron, and even beats a 1.5ghz p4; but other times, the 1.2ghz duron is at the bottom of the pile. check the benches to see how it does at the stuff that matters to you. sander o. sent in a couple of interesting links. first, a way to cost-effectively grow opals on silicon chips could lead the way for some cheaper optical processing. also, intel beat their previous world record with a 15 nanometer transistor. the old record was held by a 20 nanometer transistor. the 15 nm model also switches about twice as fast and is a 0.8 volt device. it was developed on what will be intel's .03 micron process and is expected to be used in 20 ghz chips in 2009. wow!

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opals?(1:17am est tue nov 20 2001)what's next? rubies and diamond? i recall that there was a sapphire on silcon technology for awhile but it obvious failed to sparkle. – by urgeek

by my calculations(1:27am est tue nov 20 2001)currently we have 2ghz p4's, if cpu speed is suppot to double every 18 months, shouldn't 20ghz cpu's be out by 2007? – by synonymous